Jobs in Chattanooga MSA

Annual Average Employment in Thousands by Place of Employment

 

 

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Goods-Producing

46.9

45.8

43.9

37.1

36.9

  Mining, Logging & Construction

11.5

11.0

10.6

8.7

8.9

  Manufacturing

35.5

34.9

33.3

28.4

28.1

     Durable Goods Manufacturing

16.5

16.3

15.3

12.8

13.0

     Nondurable Goods Manufacturing

18.9

18.6

17.9

15.5

15.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service-Providing

198.6

201.7

202.0

190.8

192.2

  Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

56.1

56.4

54.8

48.5

48.6

     Wholesale Trade

8.8

8.8

8.9

8.3

8.3

     Retail Trade

26.7

26.9

26.2

24.5

24.2

        General Merchandise Stores

6.6

6.9

6.4

n/a

n/a

     Transportation and Utilities

20.6

20.8

19.7

15.7

16.1

  Information

3.3

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.6

  Financial Activities

18.6

18.6

18.5

18.0

17.5

  Professional and Business Services

26.1

24.8

25.5

21.8

21.7

  Educational and Health Services

26.8

29.2

30.0

30.6

31.1

  Leisure and Hospitality

22.8

23.2

23.3

22.6

23.2

        Accommodation and Food Services

20.2

20.7

20.6

n/a

n/a

  Other Services

10.8

10.9

10.9

10.8

10.9

  Government

34.1

34.9

35.2

34.8

35.6

     Federal Government

6.3

6.5

6.1

5.9

6.2

     State and Local Government

27.8

28.4

29.1

29.0

29.3

        State Government

5.9

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.1

        Local Government

21.9

22.4

23.1

23.0

23.2

TOTAL

245.5

247.5

245.8

227.9

229.2

 

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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